Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-07-23

DSSsSO
seuss sssssssssss sss Ksspsss ss . 0ssa sssss
81 Physsosi Msslsh.
from the rhiladeiphia Ledger.
While tho hot tsrm Tests people do not |
need 20 much TODD ~ as ordinary times. Tho
results of excessive heat arc felt In more or
lsss exhaustion rather than . lon Of physl.
cal strength. Tho body 10 lsnguid, but ths
bodily machinery may be perfect oil the
same. II n the spark Of enorsy that falls
short the force thst keopa the machine 70 IL
work In slacksned, with feeble current
Mauifestly there 10 little use In pouring In
heavy food supplies, beyond the snall guam
Uty which habit requires. A watt Of pure
air, dash Of cold water In real restorative
which is most grateful Fortunately wo sro
not lett without . witness, even In this hot
city, thst the stimulating bret xes blow. There
hos scarcely bson . night this July when II
he's besn tOo hot 10 slsep In Philadeiphis,
and the satnS cannot b0 said OF s0asido PLACES
and some country places, either, this week.
| II the ssmo house hes fr0ntsd either south
or north, II hes been possible ~ get .
breeze TO sweep through II, and whore thoro
has boen one layer Of champers between
bedrooms and roof, the movement Of air, not
noticeable at the street level, has been re.
freshing That tho body lOses W. fluids
largely by psrsPirstion In such days 10 some.
thing u bs grateful for. The burning hot
skin Of thoso unfOrtunates who do not I" per.
spire, In witness how much others are
cooled oil by the loss. The porous earthen
jarsOf the Orisntsls that keep their contents
cool because their Outsidss are moist and
cold with tho evaporation from within is an
ancient application Of this fact Nevorthe.
lers II In mistake 70 supply this bodily
vspors by enormous draughts of fiuidA SIP.
ping slowly either OF cold or hot drink, and
retaining II for long time at tho back Of the
mouth, will be much more effective against
thirst than drinking OH . pint Of Ice wster Of
hot tea. The stomsch is not parched II y
the tongue and the upper part Of tho throat
These are tho parts that you wish 70 irri
gate, not by pouring . volume Of huld PCS
them, but by retaining . spoonful Of any
beverage against the bAck OF the throat q
long " you can. Some persons lind CRATE
ful rolief In swallowing, slowly, cracked ic'
In fine pieces they say, and with truth, ths
II does not chill the stomach In anything
| like the name measure ~ the impact Ot icet
is refreshing. Also, II In an undress tina
permits II, to plunge ono foot and then tn
J | other into pail or tub OF cold water, quick
ly Withdrawing one before putting the othe
In, has hygenic results that are useful an,
tends to give freer action Of the functions
Invention keeps pace with necessity. Fo
those who find feather or down pillows :
=. hot and hair pillows too hard the wove
!: wire pillow Is y welcome thing. since 1t hs
only air underneath the case and covers
ought u bring baiiny sleep. wet towe
| either crash or the Turkish cotton max,
Il which retains moisture long time, wrappe
about the loins or placed upon the hot fuI
n mace OF the stomach, ~ fAvorits remed
"a against sleeplessness, and much sufferin
~ from the heat at night by stout aud piethor
| persons. IL produces sufficient OF evapo
"a | ating surface to create the grateful coolnes
90 And imagine how the babies, who cam,
complain except by crying, suffer. The
, cannot go over TO get the drink Of water the
a crave, they cannot say how hot the pillow
:. under their little heads What sensib b
% mother that wss who gave her teething chi
each night q basin OF cold water TO " do
- die In, " watching II and bel ping 70 make Il
- cooling water trickls over its hot little arm
N and wrists until It finally dropped of into
N refreshing sleep. good nurse will treat
~ psritonitis case in the same way for an sd Il
NJ person. When child's feet are kept cor
AZ tortably warm you need not be afraid To ri,
~ 1t cold by letting II play with cold water,
m even by cool, wet bAndsges over the hottie
- portions OF tho body. Since we have to II
n, IN tropical heat during two or three mont
is IN the year, II In ~ well to study and prs
no tice all the simpler devices Tor cooling oil I
m, / skin. This same skin II q great source
at luxury to those who keep IL In perfect 70
at and good order by ex quisitO cleanliness. A
a the stimulus t0 nervous strength that con
mi OF well braced skin IL not u be despiseti
me- any time, IL sst Of all during = Philadelp
"' July.